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Amendments to Forest Conservation Act, 1980: Is Every ‘Change’ good? -Satyam Shrivastava

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The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has recently released a Consultation Paper on proposed changes in the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 with reference to the amendments carried out in 1988. Despite being a routine job, the date chosen for the purpose was 126th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi i.e., October 2nd 2021 although it had nothing to do with the occasion. In hindsight this very act of releasing the document poses an immediate irony and stands in stark contrast to the Gandhian ideal of Swaraj (self-rule) because the proposed amendment is a conscious attempt of larceny over natural resources. Ministry has invited comments and feedback on the Paper within 15 days from the date of its release.

This Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) led Union Government is making every effort towards providing ‘Ease of doing Business’ to please its cronies. This attempt needs to be seen in the same context. Through these proposed amendments it is effectively reiterating that this step is aimed at providing  exemptions to businesses on the garb of ‘Development’.

There are 18 amendments proposed in this Consultation Paper. Each one of these is a doublespeak. On the one hand it suggests shrinking the scope of the Act in context of business and development. Simultaneously it talks of expanding the scope of of the Act when it comes to community ownership over forest resources.

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